Two primary objectives of this test were to: (1) compared dehydrated alfalfa with soybean oil meal as a winter supplemental feed on bluestem pasture for young cows to be bred shortly after the winter feeding period. (2) ...

Two hundred weaning calves were received in two shipments
and placed on experiment. The calves were weighed,
ear tagged and tattooed as rapidly as possible after being
received, and were treated as follows:
Treatment ...

A preliminary trail involving use of an artery
clamp and a drawing and description of the clamp are
reported in Bulletin 507.
This trial involved 42 horned heifers owned and
fed by a cooperating feedlot operator. The ...

A previous test using sorghum silage (Kans. Agri. Expt.
Sta. Bull. 507:5, 1967) indicated that 3 pounds of grain per
day in silage would supply enough available energy for reasonably
good utilization of nonprotein ...

Tests reporting on sorghum grain as the only protein source in a diet for finishing cattle are reported in Kansas Agr. Expt. Station Bulletins 493 and 507 and on page 24 in this bulletin.
The three rations fed are show ...

The Kansas Beef Cattle Improvement Program is to help improve beef cow herds in Kansas and to provide information that will be valuable to producers in selecting breeding animals and making management decisions. The program ...

Rumen bacteria elaborate an enzyme, urease. Urease
is capable of breaking down urea to ammonia and carbon
dioxide. Rumen bacteria then incorporate the ammonia
into new amino acids and bacterial protein. Thus, urea
can ...

Two inbred lines of purebred Shorthorn cattle were
established and progressively developed, to study production
traits and effects of inbreeding. Inbreeding was initiated in the Wernace Premier Line in 1949 and in the ...

Trials at several research centers as well as in Kansas
(Bulletin 483, page 32) have shown roughage may be satisfactorily
omitted from finishing rations for cattle and doing so,
often reduces feed required per pound of ...

This paper is a progress report of a research project initiated this past year designed to study the effects of heat and pressure processing of sorghum grain on the performance of swine. The theoretical reasoning behind ...

The need for zinc in swine rations has been firmly established. Likewise the inter-relationships between dietary zinc and other minerals, especially calcium, have been well authenticated. However, there are still many ...

Several methods of synchronizing estrus have been tried in swine. One of the oldest and most commonly used natural methods is weaning pigs from a group of sows simultaneously. When this is done, the majority of sows will ...

Limited work is available on proper protein levels in swine rations when sorghum grain is a major ration component. Remarkable improvement has been made in gaining ability, feed coversion and muscling in swine. Because of ...

Melengestrol acetate (MGA) 1S a new drug recently approved
for use in the supplement portion of rations of
feed-lot heifers. The recommended level is from 0.25 to
0.50 mg. per head per day. A 48-hour withdrawal period
is ...

This is a cooperative project with the Department of Agricultural Engineering to study surface runoff, in addition to animal performance. Twenty Hereford heifers were randomly allotted to
four equal sized lots: 2 surfaced ...

More information is needed on the optimum level of protein in sorghum grain-soybean meal rations for swine. Theoretically the protein value of a swine ration should be improved if the most limiting amino acids are added. ...

Two feedlot trials were conducted during the summer
of 1967 at the Morris Feed Yards, Marris, Kansas, to
study effects of aureomycin (chlortetracycline) and sulfamethazine
fed alone or in combination on weight gain,
feed ...

Studied were the effects of early season heavy stocking
and burning on cattle performance, productivity of pastures
and range condition as determined by plant population changes.
The objective of early season heavy ...